Before sunrise on Wednesday, 19-year-old Zachary Bernal of Santa Cruz was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.

He was booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail, spent a few hours in a cell, and was released that afternoon.

While Bernal was walking home from the jail through downtown Santa Cruz, he ran into a friend. The duo decided to steal a bright teal Trek women's mountain bicycle that was locked up outside the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark said.

Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark said, "While we have experienced a spike in bicycle thefts, we offer a bit of good news," Clark said. "Five bicycle theft suspects (were) caught and arrested in the act during the last week."